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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED OCTOBER 20, 2020 Present: Council President Jones, Council Members Brossard, Glassburn, Hemann, Kelly, Limpert, Schumann & Williamson Also Present: Mayor Kennedy, Director of Finance Copfer, Director of Human Resources Gallo, Director of Law Gareau, Director of Planning & Community Development Lieber and Clerk of Council Massarolo Council President Jones called the meeting to order at 8:01 p.m. through GoToMeeting. Due to the meeting being a virtual meeting, Council President Jones requested if any member of the public using a computer wished to address Council to notify the Clerk via the chat feature in GoToMeeting and they would be called on later in the meeting. For those dialing in via phone, the lines would be unmuted during the appropriate portion of the meeting. The Council Meeting Minutes of October 6, 2020 were approved as written. The following legislation will be considered for passage under suspension of the rules this evening: First Reading: Resolution 2020-113. REPORTS Mayor Kennedy: • On October 15, Governor DeWine announced Cuyahoga County has returned to a level 3 public emergency due to the recent increases in COVID-19 infections. Senior Center staff uses the Ohio Health Advisory System to determine if and when conducting in person activities is safe. Therefore as of Friday, October 16 the Senior Center building closed and in-person activities and appointments were suspended until further notice. Once the County returns to a level 1 or 2 public emergency, the building will reopen. Virtual programing is continuing at this time. • Recreation is in its final two weeks of renovation of the ice rink. November 2, is the planned reopening date. • Halloween Trek at the Rec is scheduled for Friday, October 23 at 4:30p.m. Director of Law Gareau: • There is some updated language regarding the description of the Charter amendments on the website. The first attempt was a little too legalese. It has been cleaned up and put in an easier to understand format. • Director Gareau updated Council on Westbury Holdings. This is the apartments at Brookpark and Great Northern Boulevard. The case goes back to 2016 with criminal charges concerning the wall and balconies. In April of 2017 there was a plea with a diversion program. As part of it, there was a $350,000 fine of which $15,000 would be paid and $335,000 would be stayed pending compliance. A